Explore the Family Name Michelman

The meaning of Michelman

1. Americanized form of German Michelmann: patronymic or pet form of the personal name Michel, a variant of Michael. 2. English: nickname from Middle English michel, muchel, muche ‘big, large’ (Old English mycel) and man ‘man’. The compound is also found as a Middle English personal name. This surname is rare in Britain. See Mitchell 2. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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How common is the last name Michelman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Michelman saw a minor decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 73,931 in popularity with a count of 244 individuals bearing the name. However, by 2010, its rank had slipped slightly to 76,533, despite an increase in the number of people with this surname to 251. This slight growth represents a 2.87% change, yet the proportion per 100,000 individuals remained consistent at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,931	#76,533	-3.52%
Count	244	251	2.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Michelman

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the Michelman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage decreased minimally from 95.49% in 2000 to 94.42% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a small representation of Hispanic ethnicity within the Michelman surname holders in 2010, which wasn't present in 2000. There were no recorded changes in other ethnic identities, such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.49%	94.42%	-1.12%
Hispanic	0%	3.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%